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Administrative Assistant:
LuAnna Bryant
(970) 943-2015
lbryant@western.edu

Department Chair:
Dale Orth
(970) 943-3437
dorth@western.edu

Address:
Anthropology Program
Hurst Hall 128
Western State College of Colorado
600 N. Adams St.
Gunnison, CO 81231

 
 

Majors & Minors

Description of the Anthropology Program 2011-2012

Anthropology Major: Standard Program

A minimum of 38 credits is required:
ANTH 107  Introduction to General Anthropology  3 cr
ANTH 218  Physical Anthropology (with laboratory)  4 cr
ANTH 219  Archaeology (with laboratory)  4 cr
ANTH 230  Cultural Anthropology (with laboratory)   4 cr
ANTH 265  Anthropological Writing and Statistics  3 cr
ANTH 465 Senior Research Seminar  3 cr
Anthropology electives  9 cr
Two of the following field and laboratory courses:
ANTH 322  Analysis of Material Culture (with laboratory) 4 cr
ANTH 467  Ethnography Field School  4 cr
ANTH 469  Archaeology Field School   4 cr
(ANTH 467 and 469 may be repeated for eight credits)

Anthropology Minor

A minimum of 18 credits, including:
ANTH 107  Introduction to General Anthropology 3 cr
Anthropology Electives 7 cr
(ANTH 467 and ANTH 469 may be repeated for eight credits)
Two of the following:
ANTH 218  Physical Anthropology (with laboratory) 4 cr
ANTH 219  Archaeology (with laboratory) 4 cr
ANTH 230  Cultural Anthropology (with laboratory) 4 cr

Capstone Course Requirement. The following course in the Anthropology Major fulfills the capstone course requirement: ANTH 465 Senior Research Seminar.

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